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Crew-12 Returns to Earth

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Briefings

On October 8, 2026, NASA astronaut Jessica Meir and ESA astronaut Sophie Adenot, along with Roscosmos cosmonaut Andrey Fedyaev, returned to Earth aboard SpaceX Crew Dragon Freedom after nearly eight months of spaceflight. The splashdown occurred off the coast of California, marking the conclusion of the Crew-12 mission. The image captures the spacecraft moments before entering the ocean, with all crew members aboard prior to the event.

Key points

• The Crew-12 mission concluded on October 8, 2026, when four astronauts—Jessica Meir, Sophie Adenot, Andrey Fedyaev, and Jack Hathaway—returned to Earth via splashdown off California.
• The splashdown occurred moments before the spacecraft entered the Pacific Ocean, with the image capturing the vessel just prior to impact.

Context and limitations

This snapshot captures the spacecraft moments before splashdown; it does not show the astronauts' final moments in the water or the immediate post-landing recovery sequence.

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